Kid Talk

“Your son knows how to whistle? (pause, pause, pause) I know how to zip.” This is what Joel’s friend “J” asked recently as I tied his shoes. He was obviously impressed with Joel’s “skills“.

(Pause)Me: “You know how to zip?” Surely zipping was a new “fad” our 6 and 7 year-old boys were now pioneering. Was it a new kind of armpit fart? Was it a fancy way to zig or zag that would change the way we zig-zag (much like how snowboarding has changed the face of skiing????)…

“J”: “I know how to button too. I can tie my shoes too, but it makes my hands realy tired.”

Ah yes, zip – a zipper. I smiled, gushed and hailed upon hearing of his grand accomplishments – it is important to celebrate their rights of passage into big-boyhood:)